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Date: 07-08-2020
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United States of America v. Nakrista Saiz
Case Number: 1:18-cr-03320-KWR
Judge: Kea W. Riggs
Court: United States District Court for the District of New Mexico (Bernalillo County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States District Attorney’s Office
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Description:
Albuquerque, NM - The United States of America charged Nakrista Saiz, age 33, assault and batter with a dangerous weapon.
Defendant was charged with running over a federal officer with an automobile. According to Saiz’s plea agreement, she committed these offenses on Aug. 27, 2018 in San Juan County, New Mexico. Saiz was driving a car with her husband in the passenger seat. Deputies from the U.S. Marshals Service and San Juan County Sheriff’s Office tried to pull her car over to arrest her and her husband on warrants. The deputies got out of their car, drew their guns and ordered Saiz and her husband to get out of their vehicle. Saiz disobeyed the deputies’ orders and assaulted the deputies. She rammed their car head-on and ran over the deputy marshal’s leg while trying to drive away. The deputy needed treatment at the hospital for his injuries, including knee and back pain, scratches and sore ribs.
The United States Marshal Service and San Juan County Sheriff’s Office investigated this case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Sammy Hurtado prosecuted the case.
18:111(a)and(b): Assault Upon a Federal Officer Involving Use of a Deadly Weapon and Infliction of Bodily Injury
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Outcome: SENTENCE IMPOSED: CBOP 110 Months; SUPERVISED RELEASE: 3 Years with Special Conditions; RESTITUTION: None Ordered; SPA: $100.00 (100 per Count); Deft. held in custody.
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